The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 2, 2024
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
11:11 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1250
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.36° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.53° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.